Gen. U.S. Grant

1868

William Edgar Marshall

Associated Names
William Edgar Marshall

Artist, American, 1837 - 1906

The image shows a portrait of a person's upper body, facing forward with a slight turn to his left. They appear stern, with defined facial features, including a prominent nose and well-groomed beard. Their hair is short and neatly combed back. They are wearing a formal military uniform with decorative buttons and a collar insignia featuring three stars. The portrait is in an oval frame at the center of a rectangular border. The name "GEN. U.S. GRANT" is inscribed below the oval. The background is plain with a subtle texture around the oval frame.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

A. Thompson Ellwanger III and Gregory E. Mescha, Baltimore; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left: PAINTED BY W. E. MARSHALL; lower center: ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS IN THE YEAR 1868 BY Wm.E. MARSHALL IN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPH COPYRIGHTED ALSO.; lower right: ENGRAVED BY W.E. MARSHALL

Wikidata ID

Q75432449

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